Part 2: Expense Measures
| 2006-07 $m |
2007-08 $m |
2008-09 $m |
2009-10 $m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY | ||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | ||||
| Citrus canker eradication in Queensland | ||||
| – assistance to growers | - | - | - | - |
| – recovery assistance | - | - | - | - |
| Drought assistance | ||||
| – Country Women's Association Emergency Aid Fund | - | - | - | - |
| – Exceptional Circumstances assistance | 95.7 | - | - | - |
| – interim income support | - | - | - | - |
| – Rural Financial Counselling Service | - | - | - | - |
| Exports and infrastructure taskforce – establishment | - | - | - | - |
| Fishing structural adjustment package | ||||
| – business exit assistance | 45.1 | 0.1 | - | - |
| – Fishing Communities Grants Programme | 8.2 | 12.2 | - | - |
| – onshore and related assistance | 16.1 | 7.3 | - | - |
| – science, compliance and data collection | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - |
| Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
| Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement | ||||
| – alternatives to 1080 poison baits | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| – communications programme | - | - | - | - |
| – intensive forest management | 18.0 | 19.1 | - | - |
| – measures to support reductions in old growth clearfelling | - | - | - | - |
| – payment to the Tasmanian Government for the implementation of the agreement | - | - | - | - |
| – pulp mill | - | - | - | - |
| – softwood industry | 6.1 | 2.1 | - | - |
| – support for country sawmills | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| – support for the hardwood timber industry | 17.6 | 5.6 | - | - |
| Torres Strait fisheries – resource sharing arrangements | nfp | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 215.8 | 50.9 | 4.5 | - |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S | ||||
| Attorney-General's Department | ||||
| Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2007 – security | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| Australia United States Free Trade Agreement – copyright obligations | - | - | - | |
| Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Aviation security – ensuring availability of information | - | - | - | - |
| Bali bombing 1 October 2005 – evacuation funding | - | - | - | - |
| National Community Crime Prevention Programme – additional funding | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - |
| National security | ||||
| – centralised background checking | 9.1 | 0.5 | - | - |
| – enhancing the counter-terrorism exercise regime | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| National security | ||||
| – increasing public awareness with a national media campaign | - | - | - | - |
| – promoting public understanding of Australia's counter-terrorism arrangements | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
| United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme – establishing a Commission of Inquiry | - | - | - | - |
| Urban search and rescue – enhancing the national capability | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| Australian Crime Commission | ||||
| Aviation security – improving security and crime information exchange | 8.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Australian Customs Service | ||||
| Aviation security | ||||
| – establishing Joint Airport Investigations Teams | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | - |
| – improving closed circuit television at airports | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| – increasing air-side Customs patrols | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
| – providing additional closed circuit television cameras and upgrading capabilities | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
| – strengthening international air cargo security arrangements in Australia | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Customs duty – alignment of import entry level thresholds for courier and postal imports | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.1 | - |
| Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement | 13.0 | 13.1 | 14.1 | - |
| National security – introducing a maritime crew visa | 3.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Australian Federal Police | ||||
| Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Aviation security | ||||
| – Airport Police Commanders | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | - |
| – establishing Joint Airport Investigations Teams | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | - |
| National security | ||||
| – establishing a Chemical Warfare Agent Laboratory Network | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| – establishing a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Data Centre | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Sudan – providing an Australian Federal Police Contribution for the UN Mission in Sudan | 2.4 | - | - | - |
| Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | ||||
| National security | ||||
| – introducing a maritime crew visa | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| – enhancing the capability of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | * | * | * | * |
| – providing temporary accommodation for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
| Federal Court of Australia | ||||
| Workplace Relations Reform – additional workloads arising from changes to jurisdiction | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - |
| Federal Magistrates Court | ||||
| Workplace Relations Reform – additional workloads arising from changes to jurisdiction | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | - |
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | ||||
| Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | - |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner | ||||
| Surface transport security – developing a national approach for closed circuit television | - | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 98.4 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 28.9 |
| COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS | ||||
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | ||||
| Connect Australia – consumer safeguards | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | ||||
| Sports anti-doping framework – enhancement | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | ||||
| Connect Australia | ||||
| – Backing Indigenous Ability | 23.0 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 19.7 |
| – Broadband Connect | 236.3 | 244.1 | 249.6 | - |
| – Clever Networks | 22.8 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 16.2 |
| – consumer information campaign | 4.1 | 1.8 | - | - |
| – consumer safeguards | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - |
| – Mobile Connect | 9.2 | 9.5 | 5.9 | - |
| Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS) – additional funding | - | - | - | - |
| Jewish Museum of Australia – contribution | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games – additional contribution | - | - | - | - |
| Telecommunications competition including operational separation of Telstra | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Portfolio total | 299.8 | 319.2 | 321.9 | 40.1 |
| CROSS PORTFOLIO | ||||
| Various Agencies | ||||
| Australia-China Free Trade Agreement – funding for negotiations | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| Official Development Assistance – additional funding | * | * | * | * |
| Portfolio total | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| DEFENCE | ||||
| Department of Defence | ||||
| Afghanistan – providing a Special Forces Task Group | 18.4 | 3.5 | - | - |
| Australian Defence Force employee entitlements – extending conditions of service to members in interdependency relationships | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Defence Medal – expanded eligibility criteria | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Portfolio total | 20.4 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TRAINING | ||||
| Australian Research Council | ||||
| Commercialisation Training Scheme – transfer of funds from Australian Research Council | -5.5 | -5.6 | -5.7 | -5.8 |
| Department of Education, Science and Training | ||||
| Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Commercialisation Training Scheme – transfer of funds from Australian Research Council | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Drought assistance – Exceptional Circumstances assistance | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| Higher Education – extension of FEE-HELP and OS-HELP | - | - | - | - |
| International education – Endeavour Malaysia Scholarships | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Migration Programme – additional assessing authority for the child care profession | - | - | - | - |
| Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement – training and skills development for industry workers | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tools for Your Trade – additional funding | - | - | - | - |
| Welfare to Work | ||||
| – extended eligibility for Parenting Payment (Single) | -1.7 | -5.6 | -9.1 | -12.2 |
| – extension to eligibility for Youth Disability Supplement | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Portfolio total | 1.9 | -2.3 | -5.5 | -7.8 |
| EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS | ||||
| Australian Industrial Registry | ||||
| Workplace Relations Reform – changes to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission | 1.2 | -4.1 | -6.3 | -6.1 |
| Comcare | ||||
| Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 – enhanced enforcement capacity | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | ||||
| General Employee Enititlements and Redundancy Scheme | ||||
| – continuation | - | - | - | - |
| – extended eligibility | 20.3 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
| Job Placement, Employment and Training Programme – maintain funding | - | - | - | - |
| Parenting Payment (Partnered) – extended eligibility for certain step-parents | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Parenting Payment (Partnered) – extending advance payments | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| South Australian automotive workers – labour adjustment fund | 1.9 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Welfare to Work | ||||
| – expanded eligibility for Carer Payment | -9.9 | -15.1 | -17.1 | -19.5 |
| – expanded eligibility for Employment Entry Payment | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| – expanded eligibility for the higher rate of Mobility Allowance | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| – extended eligibility for Parenting Payment (Single) | 8.0 | 24.9 | 43.3 | 62.3 |
| – higher rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance (Other) for certain sole parents | 2.3 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 11.2 |
| – modification to compliance regime | 3.1 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
| – Work for the Dole supplement – extension to Disability Support Pensioners | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Workplace Relations Reform | ||||
| – agreement making | 14.7 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| – Award Review Taskforce | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| – communications campaign | - | - | - | - |
| – compliance | 46.2 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| – development and implementation | 20.5 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| – establishing the Australian Fair Pay Commission | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| – information and education | - | - | - | - |
| – advice and education concerning termination of employment | 11.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| – alternative dispute resolution | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Indigenous Business Australia | ||||
| Indigenous Land Reform – Home Ownership on Indigenous Land Programme | .. | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 141.1 | 139.3 | 161.5 | 183.3 |
| ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE | ||||
| Department of the Environment and Heritage | ||||
| Biofuels Taskforce – Australian Government response | * | * | * | * |
| HMAS SYDNEY II – search | - | - | - | - |
| Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement | ||||
| – Forest Conservation Fund | nfp | nfp | nfp | - |
| – reservation of private forest at Mole Creek | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | - |
| – river catchment water quality auditing | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| – saving the Tasmanian Devil | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| – Tarkine bush walk | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| – tourism and recreation | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 4.4 | 0.7 | - | - |
| FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES | ||||
| Department of Family and Community Services | ||||
| Disability support | ||||
| – assistance for establishing private care arrangements for future care | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| – further consultation and research | 1.1 | 0.1 | - | - |
| – future care planning information package | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| – trusts and gifting exemption from assets test | 19.7 | 69.7 | 104.1 | 126.9 |
| Drought assistance – Family Relationships Services Programme | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Family assistance – changes to arrangements for separated couples | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Family Income Management Programme – additional funding | - | - | - | - |
| Family Tax Benefit – preventing duplicate Rent Assistance payments | -4.1 | -4.2 | -4.3 | -3.6 |
| Floods – ex-gratia assistance to affected households | - | - | - | - |
| Indigenous Land Reform – Home Ownership Incentive Programme | - | - | - | - |
| Institutional care – response to Senate Committee reports | - | - | - | - |
| London Bombings – ex-gratia assistance | 0.2 | .. | - | - |
| Reconnecting People – assistance package for those adversely affected by inappropriate immigration detention | 0.6 | - | - | - |
| Stronger Families and Communities Strategy – additional funding for the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Superannuation | ||||
| – modification of allocated pension drawdown factors | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| – modification of market linked and other life expectancy income streams | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Supported Accommodation Assistance Program – continuation of funding | - | - | - | - |
| Welfare to Work | ||||
| – expanded eligibility for Carer Payment | 21.5 | 33.0 | 37.6 | 42.4 |
| – extended eligibility for Parenting Payment (Single) | -0.5 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -3.6 |
| Portfolio total | 48.9 | 107.4 | 145.9 | 174.6 |
| FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | ||||
| Australian Electoral Commission | ||||
| Federal elections – improving the integrity of Australia's electoral system | 7.9 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| Commonwealth Grants Commission | ||||
| Goods and Services Tax relativity assessments – simplification and quality assurance | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Department of Finance and Administration | ||||
| Gateway Review Process™ – introduction | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Menzies Research Centre, Chifley Research Centre and Page Research Centre – increased funding | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Promoting global democracy | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Portfolio total | 12.6 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | ||||
| Australian Agency for International Development | ||||
| Avian influenza | ||||
| – assistance to Indonesia | - | - | - | - |
| – Pacific pandemic preparedness assistance | - | - | - | - |
| Hurricane Emily – donation | - | - | - | - |
| Nauru | ||||
| – development assistance | nfp | nfp | nfp | - |
| – implementation of aid package | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - |
| South Asia earthquake – assistance | - | - | - | - |
| Strengthening pandemic preparedness | 39.5 | 30.4 | 16.1 | 14.0 |
| United Nations Democracy Fund – contribution | - | - | - | - |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | ||||
| Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | - |
| Aviation security – improving international outreach | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | - |
| Hurricane Katrina | ||||
| – contribution | - | - | - | - |
| – ex-gratia payments | - | - | - | - |
| Nauru – upgrade of Consulate-General | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | - |
| October 2005 Bali bombings – additional funding | - | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 45.3 | 35.9 | 21.6 | 14.0 |
| HEALTH AND AGEING | ||||
| Department of Health and Ageing | ||||
| Addressing Indigenous Needs – combating petrol sniffing – additional funding | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| Aged care | ||||
| – funding for improved information technology, financial reporting and training | - | - | - | - |
| – new scheme to protect accommodation bonds and enhance prudential arrangements | 2.7 | 3.0 | - | - |
| Assisted Reproductive Technologies Review Committee – funding | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth Carelink Programme – continued funding | - | - | - | - |
| Community Pharmacy Agreement | -63.9 | -55.8 | -65.6 | -73.8 |
| Dementia and challenging behaviours initiative – continued funding | - | - | - | - |
| Drought assistance – Exceptional Circumstances assistance | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| Medical Indemnity | ||||
| – competitive neutrality charge | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| – reduction in United Medical Protection support payments | - | - | - | - |
| Medicare Australia – additional funding | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule – new and revised listings | 16.7 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
| National Health and Medical Research Council – transition to a new governance structure | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| National Immunisation Programme – new and revised vaccinations | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Pandemic influenza | ||||
| – fast tracking pandemic influenza vaccine production | - | - | - | - |
| – purchase of Relenza | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Pandemic influenza preparedness | ||||
| – enhancement | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| – national medical stockpile | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| – Office of Health Protection | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | ||||
| – extend the listing of Arimidex® (anastrozole) | 7.3 | 14.7 | 20.8 | 26.3 |
| – extend the listing of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin) | 31.7 | 36.1 | 39.9 | 40.0 |
| – increased PBS subsidy for Lipitor® (atorvastatin) | 85.2 | 97.3 | 111.3 | 111.3 |
| – listing of Inspra® (Eplerenone) | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| – minor new listings | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| – retain listing for calcium tablets | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Private Health Insurance | ||||
| – deferral of reinsurance reforms | -4.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| – development of options to increase competitiveness and coverage | - | - | - | - |
| Ronald McDonald Beach House – contribution | - | - | - | - |
| Staying at home respite for carers – continued funding | - | - | - | - |
| Support for carers – continued funding | - | - | - | - |
| Welfare to Work – expanded eligibility for Carer Payment | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| National Health and Medical Research Council | ||||
| National Health and Medical Research Council – transition to a new governance structure | - | - | - | - |
| Private Health Insurance Ombudsman | ||||
| Private Health Insurance Ombudsman – increased powers | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Portfolio total | 106.7 | 141.3 | 156.6 | 157.3 |
| HUMAN SERVICES | ||||
| Centrelink | ||||
| Assurance of Support – additional funding | - | - | - | - |
| Child Care Tax Rebate – improved service delivery | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Disability support – trusts and gifting exemption from assets test | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Drought assistance – Exceptional Circumstances assistance | 0.3 | - | - | - |
| Drought assistance – Family Relationships Services Programme | 0.4 | - | - | - |
| Family Tax Benefit – preventing duplicate Rent Assistance payments | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| London Bombings – ex-gratia assistance | - | - | - | - |
| Reconnecting People – assistance package for those adversely affected by inappropriate immigration detention | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Superannuation | ||||
| – modification of allocated pension drawdown factors | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| – modification of market linked and other life expectancy income streams | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Welfare to Work – expanded eligibility for Carer Payment | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Department of Human Services | ||||
| Medicare – developing improved claiming arrangements | - | - | - | - |
| Smart technologies and services – funding for a business case | - | - | - | - |
| Social welfare and health services – information and education | - | - | - | - |
| Welfare to Work – Comprehensive Work Capacity Assessments – additional funding | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Medicare Australia | ||||
| Community Pharmacy Agreement | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Medical indemnity – reduction in United Medical Protection support payments | - | -2.8 | -4.8 | -4.8 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | ||||
| – extend the listing of Arimidex® (anastrozole) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – extend the listing of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – listing of Inspra® (Eplerenone) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – retain listing for calcium tablets | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Portfolio total | 13.5 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS | ||||
| Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | ||||
| Addressing Indigenous Needs – combating petrol sniffing – additional funding | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| Child Migrants Trust – extension of funding | - | - | - | - |
| Counter-terrorism – developing a national action plan to address intolerance and the promotion of violence | - | - | - | - |
| Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Indigenous Land Reform – Northern Territory township tenure | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Migration legislation – amendments | - | - | - | - |
| National security – introducing a maritime crew visa | 6.0 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Palmer and Comrie Reports – implementation plan | 51.8 | 36.1 | 35.6 | 36.1 |
| Refugee Review Tribunal | ||||
| Migration legislation – amendments | - | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 68.7 | 57.0 | 57.4 | 58.1 |
| INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND RESOURCES | ||||
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources | ||||
| Biofuels Taskforce – Australian Government response | * | * | * | * |
| Portfolio total | - | - | - | - |
| PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | ||||
| Australian National Audit Office | ||||
| Auditing of Australian Government entities | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Australian Public Service Commission | ||||
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees – employment and capability strategy | 2.6 | 2.6 | - | - |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | ||||
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – funding for taskforces and increased capacity | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Migration legislation – amendments | - | - | - | |
| National Australia Day Council – increased support | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | ||||
| Migration legislation – amendments | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Palmer and Comrie Reports – implementation plan | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
| Portfolio total | 14.3 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 7.3 |
| TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES | ||||
| Department of Transport and Regional Services | ||||
| Australian Rail Track Corporation – increased funding in 2004-2005 | - | - | - | - |
| Aviation security | - | |||
| – developing a national training framework | 2.3 | - | - | - |
| – improving international outreach | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| – improving security and crime information exchange | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| – strengthening international air cargo security arrangements in Australia | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Eyre Peninsula – rail upgrade | - | - | - | - |
| Surface transport security | ||||
| – assessing new technology | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| – developing a national approach for closed circuit television | - | - | - | - |
| – enhancement | 0.5 | 0.3 | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 14.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| TREASURY | ||||
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | ||||
| Telecommunications competition including operational separation of Telstra | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | ||||
| Corporate Insolvency Law Reform – strengthening creditor protection and deterring misconduct by company officers | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| One.Tel – ongoing litigation and investigation | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Taxation Office | ||||
| Fuel Taxation and Credit Reform | ||||
| – eligibility of alternative fuels for a full credit when consumed in off-road business activities | - | - | - | - |
| – extension of alternative fuels grants until 1 July 2010 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Department of the Treasury | ||||
| Budget Balancing Assistance | ||||
| – alignment of import entry thresholds for courier and postal imports | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - |
| – changes to the vouchers provisions | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – GST and representatives of incapacitated entities | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – GST and the sale of real property – margin scheme | * | * | * | * |
| – GST and the sale of real property – deferral of integrity measure | * | * | * | * |
| – GST concession for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games | - | - | - | - |
| – Indirect Tax Concession Scheme – GST extension | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| – personal aquatic survival skills | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - |
| – supplies of options and rights offshore – deregistration and change to start date | - | 3.3 | - | - |
| Productivity Commission | ||||
| Taskforce on reducing the regulatory burden on business | - | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 17.9 | 19.7 | 15.9 | 11.9 |
| VETERANS' AFFAIRS | ||||
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | ||||
| Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |
| Community Pharmacy Agreement | -12.4 | -12.5 | -13.3 | -14.2 |
| Disability support – trusts and gifting exemption from assets test | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.8 | |
| Gallipoli Peninsula – veterans' affairs coordination | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | ||||
| – extend the listing of Arimidex® (anastrozole) | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| – extend the listing of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| – increased PBS subsidy for Lipitor® (atorvastatin) | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| – listing of Inspra® (Eplerenone) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| – retain listing for calcium tablets | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Superannuation | ||||
| – modification of allocated pension drawdown factors | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| – modification of market linked and other life expectancy income streams | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Portfolio total | -0.4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Decisions taken but not yet announced | 78.3 | 77.7 | 96.3 | 106.8 |
| Depreciation expense(b) | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 16.8 |
| Total impact of expense measures(c) | 1,228.7 | 1,098.5 | 1,114.9 | 809.5 |
* The nature of the measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.
.. Not zero, but rounded to zero.
- Nil.
nfp Not for publication.
- A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
- Aggregate depreciation expenses in relation to capital measures.
- Measures may not add due to rounding.